Information about the package, xterm, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The xterm package is designed for, Terminal emulator for the X Window System.
Package Name:
xterm
Summary:
Terminal emulator for the X Window System
Description:
The xterm program is a terminal emulator for the X Window System. It provides DEC VT102 and Tektronix 4014 compatible terminals for programs that can't use the window system directly.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
253
Release:
1.el6
Size:
357 k
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
MIT
Control the xterm package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install xterm
This command will install xterm on the server.
yum remove xterm
This command will un-install xterm on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove xterm, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove xterm
This command will un-install xterm on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove xterm when using the -y flag.
yum update xterm
This command will update xterm to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove xterm, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update xterm
This command will update xterm to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove xterm when using the -y flag.
yum info xterm
This command will show you core information about the xterm package.
yum deplist xterm
This command will show you the dependencies for xterm. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update xterm
This command will check if there is an update waiting on xterm. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.